Iraq War Veteran Accused Of Homeless Slayings Dies

SANTA ANA (AP) — A former Marine accused of murder in the deaths of four homeless men, a woman and her son has died at a hospital after falling ill in his jail cell.

Orange County sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Hallock says deputies found 25-year-old Itzcoatl Ocampo in his single-man cell Wednesday and he was taken to a hospital. He was pronounced dead at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

No cause of death was immediately given and an autopsy will be performed in the coming days.